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- Hours:
Mon-Sun 3 pm - 3 am
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Music:
- DJ, Live
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
17 reviews for Bily Kun
Review Highlights
15 reviews in English
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Review from Tara F.
Montréal, QC
8/16/2011
It's dark, ostrich heads poke out of the walls, and crazy beers you can't pronounce - what's not to love about a Czech bar?
Added bonuses: random live music from 6 til 8 five out of seven days a week, absinth, and I once saw a man with a canvas in his lap painting his self portrait in the corner. -
Review from Jenna M.
3/10/2012
Bily Kun - why ostrich heads? It is very possible that any other animal head peering down at you from above while you consume your delightful drink of choice would cause an entirely different feeling. Cow heads? Pig heads? No. No. Thankfully, the bar is dark and there are other things to attract your attention. Such as the young and old milling around, the drink in your hand, and the live music that you may have been lucky enough to catch before it abruptly ends.
This Czech bar is a local hit and you will rarely find it on a slow night. The cocktail list is pretty unique, with booze from Holland, Mexico, Poland, and of course the Czech Republic. The next time I return to Bily Kun, I may just try something a little more adventurous than my blonde beer. Maybe some absinthe, or a fernet and tonic? It's sure to be a tough decision, but lucky for me, I have seven ostrich friends to help me decide. -
Review from Mike S.
11/10/2011 2 photos
If you have a fetish for ostrich heads, I've found your bar! The location is great. The alcohol list is extensive. It's full almost every night of the week. And last but not least, the decor is very cool.
If you happen to be on a blind date, and you're running out of things to say, you can always look up at the walls and comments on the 15th ostrich heads mounted all around the place. It should buy you another 10 minutes, but after that you're on your own;) -
Review from Bobby A.
8/31/2010
A really laid back, chill kind of bar geared towards 30-somethings, not full of obnoxious younger 20-somethings and frat boys who can't hold their liquor, they have their own places to go to, thank God.
Mostly professionals and artisitc types here, this is also one of the few places in Montreal that serves absinthe. I've seen the likes of French fashion designer legend Jean-Paul Gaultier here from time to time. The kind of place people like that can come to and no one even raises an eyebrow.
Great drinks, great decor, great attitude, Bily Kun is a great Montreal spot. -
Review from Daniel B.
2/24/2011 2 Check-ins Here
All great places have the heads of endangered animals on their walls.
In this case it's Ostriches.
It's been a safe bet for years. The Czech-themed bar is run exceptionally well. Always busy, but never obnoxiously packed.
You're not going to win any creativity awards coming here. But all will be happy.
Hipster Cred Bonus. They have the original Czech budweiser. -
Review from John B.
7/13/2009
Bar Bily Kun is an OK place, though more for the crowd that regards cigarette smoking as an intellectual pursuit. If you prefer "hibiscus beer" to Molson Ex, you'll like it a lot more than I did.
I'm giving an extra star for two things that made my visit great. One, a homeless guy systematically bummed nearly an entire pack of Export As off of an aging long-hair who was, apparently, eager to impress his companion by his spirit of generosity. The entire transaction took about 11 minutes and raised my hopes that I'd do well in Montreal should beggary ever become my lot. Second, the waitress was filled with the de Gaullist spirit, and resolutely ignored my butcher French malapropisms. -
Review from Clay H.
5/23/2009
This is a great bar. The lighting and live dj give it a nice atmosphere. We came here at about 10 pm on a Friday night, and this place can get pretty crowded. But there were seats available. We were from out of town, and it was great to go to a bar filled with locals.
My girlfriend's cocktail wasn't amazing, but we only stayed for one drink. My pilsner was good.
One last thing: there are ostrich heads on the wall. I think that's very important that you know that. I counted at least 7. Ostrich heads. On the wall. -
Review from Danielle S.
8/29/2011
This is a suave & sophisticated watering hole, which even on a windy & rainy Sunday night had a nice-sized crowd in attendance. The lights are dim, and the beer & wine menu is interesting & eclectic. Even though the crowd trends younger, it is still a good "adult" place to go for a drink and a chill out.
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Review from Mathieu B.
Roxboro, QC
Updated - 7/22/2011
Français plus bas:
Billy Kun is my favorite Day Bar. In my humble opinion at night, it's a fracking disaster: Music is too loud, it is jammed pack. The place kind of have a Pool smell because of the Javex or something and when packed with people, It doesn't feel like it's ok. Thing you must know about the decor is the stylish Oestrich head on the wall + the little Hexagonal tuiles that makes the place kind of look like a public pool. In the Men's room there's a pool isle with reversed numbers AND THE FASTEST HANDRYER IN THE WORLD! 12 seconds! (that what is says on the machin). The staff is friendly and they look like they enjoye their working environment. If you haven't been in Prague, well my first advice would be GO!! IT's a Walt Disney for the Adult MAle: Cheap beer, beautiful Women, amazing architecture.... Until you go, Billy kun offers that famouse Budwar. The beer that had the name Budweiser and got into this multi-millions trial on who owned the name on the Market Place: Praha BRewery (which I don't know the name) or the American one. Needless to say who won! Unfortunatly the worst one in taste won! Not kidding the Budwar (AKA Czechwar in North America) is a SOLID Czech Lagger
Billy Kun c'est mon bar de jour favori. A mon humble opinion, l'expéricience du bar le soir est désagréable: La musique est trop forte, l'éclairage trop sombre et la place est occupée! Il y a une odeur de piscine dans la place, un peu chloré à cause du plancher en tuile surement lavé au Javex. Le problème c'est que de jour, on comprend que ça fait propre et c'est bizarre a expliquer mais ça fait parti du décor. Au toilette des hommes, il y a même quelque couloirs de natation en face des urinoir avec les numéros écrit à l'envers. Il y a aussi LE SÈCHE-MAIN LE PLUS RAPIDE AU MONDE! 12 secondes! Oui Madame!!! Rien de moins!Quand c'est plein, le mixte d'odeur des gens, la pesenteur de l'air chlorisé devient pu aussi intéressant et tout d'un coup, un peu moins concept! Le personnel est courtois sans être coinçé où trop personnel. Il y a les habitués du jour, la musique est souvent sympa et y'a un peu de jazz live desfois.
Billy Kun sert une bière Tchèque et un genre de Jaggermeister Tchèque qui s'appelle le Beroveska ou un truc du genre. Mon avis la-dessus: C'est pas buvable! Mais plusieurs adore et les Slovaques et Tcheque eux en boivent en masse. On y vend aussi de la Czechwar, la meilleure Lagger commerciale que j'ai vu dans ma vie. La Czechwar est la Budwar en Europe et c'était anciennement Budweiser avant qu'un méga-procès de plusieurs millions de dollars aille lieux sur les droits d'exploitation de Budweiser. En fait, légalement parlant les américains ont gagné même si 1: celle tchèque est hautement supérieur 2: Ce sont les tchèque qui ont commencé a utilisé le nom! Enfin! Si vous n'êtes pas encore été a Prague (Le Walt Disney des Hommes adultes par excellence:Bière pas chère, Belles Femmes et Architecture a couper le souffle. Le Billy Kun est un bar-tchèque dans le Plateau!1 Previous Review: Show all »
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2/22/2009
I went there, my friends and I came from a boring place and were trying bars and we arrived at this… Read more »
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Review from Janeen D.
1/9/2009
Definitely the best bar by far in Montreal.
Came here quite a few years ago to meet a friend.
Early, it can be a great place for a nice pint or two while hanging out doing some writing. Later, it can get very boisterous. Mostly French is spoken here, but don't let that hold you back.
Great beers-including my fave-St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout! MMMM...nice and dark to match the interior of this seductive bar. -
Review from sophie p.
Montréal, QC
3/31/2011
Becherovka is my favorite alcohol, it is quite incredible to find it here in Montreal, so far away from slovakia ! (and the mojito-becherovka is incredible)
Listed in: Montréal
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Review from Gabrielle J.
10/6/2009
Come here to see and be seen. Swung by for a few rounds of tequila shots and was impressed by a quick bar staff and cute patrons.
I did notice that there were a few couples that appeared to be attempting a date-night. Based off volume and density- I would not recommend bringing a date here.Listed in: MONTREAL
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Review from Amber M.
1/14/2009
Yep, I like it.
I walk by this place every day on my way home from work. People inside look warm and happy. So finally this week I stepped in to see what Bily Kun was all about.
Table at the window, good tunes playing though a little loud for a Monday night chat. Nice dim lighting, a long bar and a little lounge area near the back. The place is spacious which makes every table it's own little room. Lovely beverages (extra olives to fish for at the bottom of a martini) at peak price. Didn't try any snacks but for a neighborhood spot perfect for a 5 @ 7 I'll be back for sure. -
Review from Jimi S.
ON
11/26/2008
its only because more people need to find out about yelp that bily kun hasnt been reviewed yet. this bar is damn cool. like maybe youll find yourself in the midst of a raid and have to fly out the back door (if there was one). like you might come up to the long tall black wood and brass bar and the bartender might say "whatll it be friend" (although thatd all happen in french). like from some back room a dark heavy silhouette named vito corleone might tell you to join him for a plate of linguini and clams (for the last meal of your life).
Bily Kun, is just like that. its literally old in design with a huge tall bar, checkered tiles on the floor but adorned and brought into our century with strange things like ostrich heads hanging on the wall. real ones. like a good ten of them. They also have a large wall near the back where they tend to feature one large piece of artwork for the year.
when its busy, its damn busy and can actually be a little too noisy at times, but on a hot summer day, with the lights turned low and the front garage door rolled up to let the live jazz music pour out onto the street, its very sexy.
ive enjoyed several micro brewery beers there - perhaps they might be more standard in montreal, but not so much elsewhere in toronto so its a nice treat. i always get the cheval blanc. -
Review from Kurisu T.
Montréal, QC
12/6/2010
One of the cutest bars in the Plateau. Hip, tidy and unpretentious. Go early for a coveted window table.
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